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Page 1: Stages of second language acquisition
Page 2: Stages of second language acquisition

CHARACTERISTICS APPROXIMATE

TIME FRAME

Preproduction

The student

Has minimal

comprehension.

Does not verbalize.

0–6 months

Early

Production

The student

Has limited

comprehension.

Produces one- or

two-word responses.

6 months–1 year

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Speech

Emergence

The student

Has good

comprehension

Can produce simple

sentences

Makes grammar and

pronunciation errors

1–3 years

Advanced

Fluency

The student

Has excellent

comprehension

Makes few

grammatical errors.

3-5 years

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Advanced Fluency

The student has a

near-native level of

speech.5–7 years